# NTSB Accident ERA21LA004
> **CESSNA 182** · 2020-10-04 · Beechhurst, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA004
- **Event ID:** 20201004102080
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-10-04
- **Location:** Beechhurst, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.796108, -73.803415
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N6506M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s selection of a landing area that provided inadequate distance from obstacles and his subsequent decision to abort the landing with inadequate takeoff distance available, which resulted in a high-speed collision with a concrete bulkhead. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind, which degraded the airplane’s performance and handling characteristics.

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